Take the Rue du Grenier-à-Sel, on the right, to the Hôtel Noël de Muire, on the left, at the corner of the Rue Linguet.
This house consists of the remains of a sort of Henry II. manor with turrets and dormer-windows. The walls, rounded at the corners like those of the Templars, are of brick and dressed stone. The plinth separating the two stories is decorated with carved wreathed foliage. Fret-work and hexagonal points frame the windows, while a broad cornice on consoles carries the roof. Formerly the residence of the lords of Muire, this house was popularly known as the Maison des Petits Pâtés, on account of the polygonal shape of the stones in relief. Theodore de Bèze, one of the leaders of the Reformation in France, lived there with his friend, Noël de Muire.
THE RUE DU MARC
Take the Rue du Marc, which continues the Rue du Grenier-à-Sel (photo above).
The Rue du Marc was the quarter where the old noble families and the higher bourgeoisie of Rheims lived. It suffered considerably from the bombardments.
At No. 3 is a Henry IV. house, the windows of which are framed with graceful ornamentation (photo below).
However, the most remarkable house in the street is undoubtedly the Hôtel Nicolas le Vergeur (No. 1), which, unfortunately, was partly destroyed by the shells (see p. [85]).
